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Jelani Cobb
William Jelani Cobb is an American writer, author and educator. The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, Cobb was previously an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American St...
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Biography
William Jelani Cobb is an American writer, author and educator. The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, Cobb was previously an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, from 2012 to 2016.
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13th2016 · Self3.9ActuallyLike
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks2021 · Executive Producer3.4
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden2020 · Self - Interviewee3.6
Policing the Police2016 · Cast5.0
McCarthy2020 · Self4.0
The Riot Report2023 · Co-Producer, Writer4.3
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story2020 · Self3.5
Lies, Politics and Democracy2022 · Self - Reporter3.5Catalog
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13th2016 · Self3.9ActuallyLikeThe Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden2020 · Self - Interviewee3.6Policing the Police2016 · Cast5.0McCarthy2020 · Self4.0East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story2020 · Self3.5Lies, Politics and Democracy2022 · Self - Reporter3.5WWhite Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books2010 · Self4.0
Heightened Scrutiny2025 · Self2.3
One Person, One Vote?2024 · Self2.5
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union2022 · Self2.0
Policing the Police 20202020 · Self
America After 9/112021 · HimselfHHenry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America2019 · Self - Columbia UniversityFFight the Power: The Movements That Changed America2021 · SelfCrew